Upon hearing this, He Yunze's eyelids twitched, and he felt a sudden emptiness in his heart.
Now he has nothing left, not even the last glimmer of hope from his past life.
Seeing Song Ruoan's red eyes, he still gently comforted her, "Even if she ran out of the courtyard, she must be in the mansion. I'll send people to look for her. Don't be sad."
Song Ruoan pursed her lips and nodded, her eyes filled with helplessness: "Husband, I feel so guilty."
He Yunze comforted her, "Nobody wants this."
After having breakfast, He Yunze instructed his servants to search the mansion thoroughly.
Although he spoke casually on the surface, this tabby cat was not something he picked up off the street. He had sent people to find it with great difficulty, based on the color and pattern of the cats they had kept in their previous life.
After sending out all his men, He Yunce went out to search for them himself.
The sun was shining brightly today, and the sunlight felt warm and comforting on people.
Song Xizhi and the divine physician Rihua set out some of their favorite snacks and pastries in the garden and sunbathed in the pavilion.
The Divine Physician Rihua has been staying in the mansion for some time now, but he stays cooped up in his room every day. Song Xiyi is worried that he might not be taking good enough care of him, which might make the Divine Physician Rihua feel a little bored.
Secondly, because of what the Divine Physician Rihua hadn't finished saying last time, Song Xizhi wanted to get more clues about her senior brother.
But since the divine physician Rihua was unwilling to go out, Song Xizhi simply took her to the garden in the backyard to bask in the sun.
When Song Xizhi left, he pretended to take several medical books with him, and the pretentious manner made the divine physician Rihua roll his eyes.
She picked up the storybook Song Xizhi had placed beside the bed and patted his head: "Don't think I don't know what you want to read!"
Without hesitation, Song Xizhi put down the medical book in his hand and picked up the food box that had been prepared in advance.
The two had been chatting about all sorts of things, but Song Xizhi subtly steered the conversation back to the past experiences of the legendary physician, Dr. Hua.
Before they could exchange more than a few words, they noticed a commotion inside the mansion, as if a servant was searching for something.
Before the two could figure it out, they suddenly heard a faint cry.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.
"Is it a cat?"
Song Xizhi pricked up his ears and scanned the direction of the sound, and sure enough, he found a dying little raccoon in the grass.
The raccoon wasn't big, but now it looked like it was skin and bones. Its soft fur was all wet and sticky to its head, making its head look even bigger.
Song Xizhi's eyelids twitched, and his eyebrows furrowed.
She stood up from her seat, intending to pick up the raccoon, but then noticed that some of its bones were misaligned, looking as if they were broken.
The renowned physician Rihua also came over and squatted down next to Song Xizhi. "This cat looks like it has a broken bone. It's been broken for several days."
Upon hearing this, Song Xi felt a pang of heartache.
The two moved the cat to the lawn. Song Xizhi took out the medicine he carried with him, applied it to the kitten's wound, repositioned the wound, and then used a wooden board and cloth to fix the wound.
He Yunze, who was still looking for the cat, heard the commotion nearby, looked up, and saw Song Xizhi busy at work.
He didn't know why he didn't move, but just stood silently in place, taking in Song Xizhi's every move. Even his anxious heart calmed down at this moment.
After Song Xizhi finished bandaging the tabby cat, he placed the cloak on the lawn, put the cat on it, and fed it goat milk in small sips.
He Yunze watched her delicate movements and gentle profile. Her fair face was like a white porcelain vase, and her gentle smile came from the heart, making his heart pound.
He Yunze walked up to Song Xizhi as if by some strange impulse, and the first thing he saw was the food and storybooks on the table.
The food was all common folk trinkets, such as candied hawthorns and osmanthus cakes, and you could even smell the aroma of milk.
On the table, casually spread out, were several storybooks, the kind commonly seen on the street.
When He Yunze saw the things on the table, in a flash, as if he had thought of something, he almost froze.
He quickly turned his head and looked at Song Xizhi beside him.
He stared at Song Xizhi's face with intense longing, and even his clenched fists began to tremble at that moment.
Upon hearing the commotion, the Divine Physician Rihua looked He Yunce up and down, his previously expressionless face slightly changing.
Feeling the two women's questioning gazes, he cautiously asked, "Did you prepare the food on this table?"
The Japanese-Chinese doctor frowned, finding his words somewhat inexplicable: "If it's not ours, then there must be something fishy going on?"
He Yunze was scolded harshly, but his heart was pounding. He then turned to Song Xizhi and said, "This tabby cat... it was mine. I didn't know when it ran away. Luckily, you found it..."
Upon hearing this, the Divine Physician Rihua sneered: "Then I advise you not to keep it anymore. It's so pitiful. Not only is it skin and bones, but you even broke its bones."
He Yunze stared wide-eyed at the Divine Physician Rihua in disbelief: "Bone broken? That's impossible!"
The renowned doctor, Rihua, didn't want to talk to the man, so he tilted his chin back and sat back down on the stool.
Song Xizhi didn't look at him directly, nor did she notice He Yunze's fluctuating emotions. She simply explained in a cold voice, "Whether the cat broke its leg on its own or was kicked by someone, it's easy to tell from the shape of the wound. This cat was kicked and its leg was broken at least two or three days ago."
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